Maine Brewers Festival 2008

• Welcome performance, both sessions: Muddy Marsh Ramblers
• Opening Act, both sessions: Steve Jones band
• Closing Act, both sessions: Entrain

Entrain

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Since it's inception, Entrain has jammed with the likes of singer/songwriter James Taylor, Greatful Dead Alum Bob Weir and rock legend Bo Diddley, Not to mention amateur saxophonist and professional leader of the Free World Bill Clinton. Entrain continues to perform as a hugely popular live act throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic, and in 1995 the band garnered a Boston Music Award for Best Live Show. Before their appearance on the "Cutaway" soundtrack Entrain's music was used as the theme song for MTV's Real World Hawaii, while their t-shirts, bumper stickers and posters have been featured on the popular WB series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." Entrain has also starred in and performed a memorable TV commercial for one of the nation’s leading furniture retailers, which aired during the 1999 Super Bowl.

The Muddy Marsh Ramblers

The Muddy Marsh Ramblers are a four piece, all acoustic band from Portland, Maine USA. Playing traditional and their own original bluegrass, they also incorporate old time Celtic reels and jigs into their repitoire. Utilizing a highly animated, single-microphone stage show, the Ramblers' originals have built a considerable following throughout New England. The are led by the songwriting talent of Scott Conley who writes timeless songs and instrumentals. Shawn Davis on mandolin grew up on the banks of the Scarborough Marsh in Scarborough, Maine and is a founding member of the band. Eric Pariseau on banjo and Rebecca Boothby Conley on upright bass complete the ‘Rambler sound. The Muddy Marsh Ramblers have been playing acoustic bluegrass music together since 1999.